Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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